International Journal of Fashion Studies (Journal)

ISSN 20517106 , ONLINE ISSN 20517114

A journal founded by Emanuela Mora, Agnès Rocamora and Paolo Volonté.

The International Journal of Fashion Studies is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal that fosters the worldwide diffusion of fashion studies. Published bi-annually, the journal invites articles on all aspects of fashion as a social, cultural, historical and aesthetic phenomenon. Although the journal is open to contributions submitted in English, its principal aim is to be a platform for fashion studies developed by non-English speakers.

This title is indexed with Scopus and the Web of Science’s Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).

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Category: Cultural Studies, Fashion


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Principal Editors

Karen de Perthuis
Western Sydney University, Australia
k.deperthuis@westernsydney.edu.au

Marco Pedroni
University of Ferrara, Italy
marcoluca.pedroni@unife.it

Paolo Volonté
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
paolo.volonte@polimi.it

Open Space and Reviews Editor

Rosie Findlay
City, University of London, UK
rosie.findlay@city.ac.uk

Aims & Scope

English being a lingua franca of the international academic world, much of the most influential – not least as it is the most visible – literature has been produced in the English speaking world. Indeed, access to a global readership is premised on the submission to academic journals of texts written in English. However, over the years a meaningful corpus of fashion studies has developed in other regions that have just as much of a tradition as Anglophone countries in costume, clothing, and fashion practice as well as in the study of social and cultural phenomena. But this corpus is not written in English and, because of language obstacles, has not reached an international audience. Scholars who are not English speakers and have neither the time nor the resources to produce texts in that language may be excluded from current debates on fashion, clothing and appearance. The richness of their material can go unacknowledged, which can only deprive the field of Anglophone fashion studies of significant findings and insights. This is at odds with both the global nature of the fashion system and the call, in much contemporary academia, for the fostering of international networks and research.
 
The editorial team of the International Journal of Fashion Studies strongly believes that the reception of contributions from countries with less visibility in English language academic publications has been long overdue. It has therefore set as its main aim the disseminating of the work of non English scholars written in the original language of their authors. To do so an innovative process of peer-reviewing has been designed. In agreement with Intellect, all articles can be submitted to the journal in the native language of their author and will be reviewed in that language. It is only once the article has been accepted for publication that it will be translated into English. Moreover, the work will be available in the original language on the publisher’s website. It is indeed very important not to lose the richness of the text written in the native language.
 
Moreover the International Journal of Fashion Studies aims to support theoretical and methodological discussion across the social sciences, the arts and humanities. Indeed it is the journal’s conviction that understanding fashion means approaching it from various perspectives. Only then will the complex experiences and practices of its individual and institutional agents be grasped.
 
By opening up the field of fashion studies to non English speakers the International Journal of Fashion Studies will not only shed new light on some key existing themes of the international debate (such as gender, sustainability, globalisation, etc.) but it will also bring to the fore topics and issues heretofore unattended.
 

Submissions

To submit an article, please follow the 'Submit' button on the left of this page.
 
All articles submitted should be original work and must not be under consideration by other publications.
 
Journal contributors will receive a free PDF copy of their final work upon publication. Print copies of the journal may also be purchased by contributors at half price.
 
Download the Notes for Contributors below for information on format and style of submissions. If you need this document in a more accessible format, please contact info@intellectbooks.com. Find more information on Intellect's Accessibility page.

Peer Review Policy

All articles undergo initial editorial screening either by the journal's Editorial Team and/or incumbent Guest Editors. Articles then undergo a rigorous anonymous peer review by two referees, following the guidance in Intellect's 'Peer review instructions'. Based on this feedback, the Editors will communicate a decision and revision suggestions to authors. To appeal an editorial decision, please contact the main Editor who will consider your case.

Ethical Guidelines

The journal follows the principles set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Read our Ethical Guidelines for more on the journal's standards.


Notes for Contributors Download

Principal Editors

Karen de Perthuis
Western Sydney University, Australia
k.deperthuis@westernsydney.edu.au

Marco Pedroni
University of Ferrara, Italy
marcoluca.pedroni@unife.it

Paolo Volonté
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
paolo.volonte@polimi.it

Open Space and Reviews Editor

Rosie Findlay
City, University of London, UK
rosie.findlay@city.ac.uk

Principal Editors

Karen de Perthuis
Western Sydney University, Australia
k.deperthuis@westernsydney.edu.au

Marco Pedroni
University of Ferrara, Italy
marcoluca.pedroni@unife.it

Paolo Volonté
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
paolo.volonte@polimi.it

Open Space and Reviews Editor

Rosie Findlay
City, University of London, UK
rosie.findlay@city.ac.uk

Principal Editors

Karen de Perthuis
Western Sydney University, Australia
k.deperthuis@westernsydney.edu.au

Marco Pedroni
University of Ferrara, Italy
marcoluca.pedroni@unife.it

Paolo Volonté
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
paolo.volonte@polimi.it

Open Space and Reviews Editor

Rosie Findlay
City, University of London, UK
rosie.findlay@city.ac.uk

Call for Papers Download


General Call for Papers 

In the context of an academic literature dominated, in the field of fashion studies, by the publication of papers peer-reviewed in English, the work of those researchers who have neither the resources nor the time to translate it for consideration can go unacknowledged. With much research and debate taking place on the globalisation of the fashion system as well as on its non-western manifestations it is time to broaden the field to more non-English writers. This is the goal of the International Journal of Fashion Studies.
 
To that effect, all articles can be submitted in the first language of their author and will be reviewed in that language. At the moment we can ensure the reviewing of articles written in the following languages: Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbo-Croat, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish. As our network is constantly developing, the list of languages covered is widening. Therefore we are also interested in submissions written in other languages.
 
The journal will pay particular attention to the theoretical rigour of the submissions and the quality of engagement with the empirical data gathered, whether it is through quantitative or qualitative methods. Topics of interest might include: globalization; innovation; religion; gender; ethnicity; sustainability; systems of production, consumption and dissemination; communication; new technologies; digital culture. Particular attention will be given to new and heretofore unattended areas of enquiry.
 
Articles of no more than 8,000 words in length can be submitted directly to the principal editors or through the website. Please refer to the Intellect style guide before sending your article.
 
Prospective guest editors are welcomed and may approach Intellect or the editors with a proposal for a themed issue. Prospective book reviewers and publishers should approach the editors directly.
 

Special Issue Call for Papers

Currently, there are no special issue Calls for Papers for this journal. 

Principal Editors

Karen de Perthuis
Western Sydney University, Australia
k.deperthuis@westernsydney.edu.au

Marco Pedroni
University of Ferrara, Italy
marcoluca.pedroni@unife.it

Paolo Volonté
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
paolo.volonte@polimi.it

Open Space and Reviews Editor

Rosie Findlay
City, University of London, UK
rosie.findlay@city.ac.uk

Editorial Board

Erica de Greef
African Fashion Research Institute, South Africa

Sophie Kurkdjian
Institut d’histoire du temps présent, Paris, France  

Ane Lynge-Jorlén
Independent scholar, Copenhagen, Denmark  

Masafumi Monden
University of Sydney, Australia

Ilya Parkins
University of British Columbia, Canada

Arti Sandhu
University of Cincinnati, USA  

Jonathan Michael Square
Parsons School of Design, USA    

Monica Titton
University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria

Tommy Tse
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Advisory Board

Laura Bovone
Università Cattolica di Milano, Italy

Christopher Breward
National Galleries of Scotland, UK

Diana Crane
University of Pennsylvania, USA

Joanne Entwistle
King’s College London, UK

Caroline Evans
Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, UK

Yuniya Kawamura
Fashion Institute of Technology, USA

Ulrich Lehmann
Parsons School of Design, USA

Reina Lewis
London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, UK

Emanuela Mora
Università Cattolica di Milano, Italy

Min-Ha Pham
Pratt Institute, USA

Leslie Rabine
University of California Davis, USA

Agnès Rocamora
London College of Fashion, UK

Elizabeth Wilson
London College of Fashion, UK

Principal Editors

Karen de Perthuis
Western Sydney University, Australia
k.deperthuis@westernsydney.edu.au

Marco Pedroni
University of Ferrara, Italy
marcoluca.pedroni@unife.it

Paolo Volonté
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
paolo.volonte@polimi.it

Open Space and Reviews Editor

Rosie Findlay
City, University of London, UK
rosie.findlay@city.ac.uk

 
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Entrepreneurship
 
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Professional ABI/INFORM Complete
 
Scopus
 
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
 
Web of Science: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)

Contents

  • Volume (10): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2023


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  • Volume (9): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2022


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  • Volume (9): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2022


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  • Volume (8): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2021


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  • Volume (8): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2021


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  • Volume (7): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2020


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  • Cover date: 2020


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  • Volume (6): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2019


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  • Volume (5): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2018


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  • Volume (5): Issue (2)
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  • Volume (4): Issue (1)
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  • Volume (4): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2017


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  • Volume (3): Issue (1)
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  • Volume (1): Issue (1)
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  • Volume (1): Issue (2)
  • Cover date: 2014


Principal Editors

Karen de Perthuis
Western Sydney University, Australia
k.deperthuis@westernsydney.edu.au

Marco Pedroni
University of Ferrara, Italy
marcoluca.pedroni@unife.it

Paolo Volonté
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
paolo.volonte@polimi.it

Open Space and Reviews Editor

Rosie Findlay
City, University of London, UK
rosie.findlay@city.ac.uk

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